Not worth the money

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
Norwegian Joy

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 05, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11776

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was my first and last time on NCL. You don't feel special on this boat. You feel like you are always being charged extra for everything. The haven class gets all the attention. They even have one elevator blocked off for them.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
very slow. long long lines

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Main dining room food wasn't good. Specialty restaurants charged you extra for things like lobster and steak.

Teppanyaki

5 out of 5

Great food and exertainment. Well worth the visit. You get a lot of food.

Le Bistro French Restaurant

4 out of 5

Great food. The problem is everything is an extra charge. You pay for specialty dinning. The lobster is extra $25. The filet is an extra $10. Such a scam.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Not a lot of activities. Games like bingo and lets make a deal way over priced.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Footlose was the worst show I ever seen. You have to prebook the shows.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
The main issue is they only come in and make up your room once. They don't come back in the evening,. They don't even put a chocolate on your pillow.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
The ship's layout is terrible. The main area isn't impressive at all. Not enough stairs going up and down. Elevators take forever.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Nice cabin

Ship tip

Pick another line. They try and charge you extra for everything.

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5
Went to the arches it was great. Watch out for people giving you fake money back. Got scammed out of $50.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5
The open bus tour is great.

Ensenada, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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